Are You Managing Money? Maybe you should be managing risk.
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Markets are sensitive to risk. We know that. According to analysts at Lockwood Advisors, only 8% of global economies are now
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Markets are sensitive to risk. We know that. According to analysts at Lockwood Advisors, only 8% of global economies are now
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® How does your financial future look? Your chances for financial freedom will depend on how well you’ve covered your bases! Here’s
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Managing retirement income has never been easy. Those who retired in the early 1970s saw interest rates rise dramatically, then fall
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® In a previous post I talked about how everyone now has to be his/her own actuary, if they want to create
… and what it means to your retirement income – particularly your Social Security taxation in retirement. Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Most people believe
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Ever hear about the 4% Rule? It’s about safe withdrawal rates for retirement income. If you’ve been following my pontifications
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Who better to talk about taxes in retirement and income taxes than a CPA? You may be familiar with Ed Slott
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® People are often either surprised to hear that stocks are probably the best inflation hedge they’ll ever find – or they
We all know the Fed target is 2% inflation; but, since COVID-19 and all the accompanying spending, it’s been tough going for the Fed. While the rate of inflation has been slowly declining, it’s still stubbornly around 3% – and with people living longer, it can still spell disaster for those facing retirement, especially with longer life expectancies.
Retirement milestones should actually begin the day you leave school and enter the workforce; but few people think about retirement at that age. They’re too busy starting careers. If they achieve early success, they won’t even be worried about retirement. It’s been my experience that it’s after age 50 they come through my door. By that time they’re done with stock tips and chasing rainbows. Age 50 has a way of making all of us start thinking.